# NTSB IAD77FID03: Cessna 401, N2WP, Hot Springs, VA, October 24, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 24, 1976
- Place: Hot Springs, VA · HOT SPRINGS, VA
- Location: 38.0013° N, 79.8239° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hot Springs, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0013&lon=-79.8239&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 30, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156576
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD77FID03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FID03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3968  76/10/24   HOT SPRINGS,VA      CESSNA 401          CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 6400
        TIME - 0805                    N2WP                PX-  0  0  4  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - INGALS FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLUMBIA,SC                 HOT SPRINGS,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          PARTIAL OBSCURATION                                       300
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          FOG                                                      LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           38                                                      180
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           10                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- DSCND BELOW DH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2WP](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2WP-1988-11-02), registration cancelled 1988-11-02, S/N 401B0104, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 401
- Registry model: [Cessna 401B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401b) (registry code 207590E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Ingals Field

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19761024037239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761024037239A), Oct 24, 1976: Amtr 2079051, Hot Springs, VA, Substantial damage. Dscnd below dh.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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